Jiang Yanmei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Yanmei (Chinese: 江彦媚; born 28 February 1981) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics; 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games; and also 2006 Asian Games.

Jiang Yanmei 江彦媚
Personal information
Country	Singapore
Born	(1981-02-26) 26 February 1981 (age 43) Guangdong, China
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	7 (WD)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Singapore Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Mixed team 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's team SEA Games 2003 Vietnam Women's team 2005 Manila Women's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2003 Vietnam Women's singles 2003 Vietnam Women's doubles 2005 Manila Women's doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
BWF profile

Early life

Born in Guangdong, China, Jiang moved to Singapore in 1999, and joining the national squad shortly after under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.^[1]

Career

Jiang was part of Singapore women's team that won the gold medal at the 2003 SEA Games, and bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games.^[2] She also helps the Singapore mixed team to win bronze at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.^[3] Teamed-up with Li Yujia, they won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, losing the final to Malaysian pair Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty.^[4]

After her playing career, Jiang became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association.^[1]

Awards

Jiang received the 2005 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.^[5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Li Yujia	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	17–21, 19–21	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Salakjit Ponsana	7–11, 1–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Xiao Luxi	Eny Erlangga Liliyana Natsir	0–2	Bronze
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Li Yujia	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	8–15, 12–15	Bronze
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Li Yujia	Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 13–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Bitburger Open	Li Yujia	Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti	21–11, 21–19	Winner
2006	New Zealand Open	Li Yujia	Lim Pek Siah Joanne Quay	21–11, 19–21, 21–15	Winner

International Series/Satellite

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Smiling Fish Satellite	Fatimah Kumin Lim	11–5, 11–6	Winner
2003	Singapore Satellite	Li Li	1–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2004	Iran Fajr International	Li Li	9–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2004	Finnish International	Li Li	11–4, 11–4	Winner
2004	Croatian International	Li Li	1–11, 12–13	Runner-up
2004	Mauritius International	Ling Wan Ting	10–13, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Smiling Fish Satellite	Fatimah Kumin Lim	Sathinee Chankrachangwong Thitikan Duangsiri	15–10, 16–17, 13–15	Runner-up
2003	Singapore Satellite	Li Yujia	Norhasikin Amin Fong Chew Yen	15–8, 15–1	Winner
2003	India Satellite	Li Yujia	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	15–9, 15–11	Winner
2004	Iran Fajr International	Li Yujia	Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai	15–4, 15–12	Winner
2004	Croatian International	Li Yujia	Shinta Mulia Sari Xing Aiying	15–4, 15–1	Winner
2004	Mauritius International	Li Yujia	Koon Wai Chee Li Wing Mui	12–15, 15–5, 15–9	Winner
2005	Cheers Asian Satellite	Li Yujia	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	15–3, 15–1	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Smiling Fish Satellite	Hendri Kurniawan Saputra	Tao Xiaoqiang Tao Xiaolan	8–15, 15–17	Runner-up

References

1. "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. "Jiang Yanmei". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
3. "2002 Manchester : Results (Badminton)". Sports Bharti. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
4. "Commonwealth Games day 11 review". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
5. "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

External links

• Jiang Yanmei at BWFBadminton.com
• Jiang Yanmei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Jiang Yanmei at BadmintonEurope.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 July 2011)
• Jiang Yanmei at Olympics.com
• Jiang Yanmei at Olympic.org (archived)
• Jiang Yanmei at Olympedia
• Jiang Yanmei at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Jiang Yanmei at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)